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Apple released the sleek designed AirPods- in an event held in San Francisco.

But the AirPods have started come under controversy, and it is not because you can lose them just by looking at them. Public health experts have warned that these wireless earpods could be life threatening.

AirPods are sleek looking; water resistant wireless device and they can perform multiple functions. The wireless device uses Bluetooth technology. It houses a W1 wireless chip inside to powers the device. The chip is the main reason why the AirPods can perform such functions. But when in use, they emit non-ionizing radiation or low-intensity radio waves. Research shows that these radio waves are capable of wearing down the blood-brain barrier. The blood-brain barrier in our body helps in keeping out chemical toxins that are harmful to our body.

The Federal Communications Commission or FCC is an independent agency that regulates sectors related to communication in the United States of America. This organization has set certain guidelines related to the level of radio waves emission.  Apple has insisted that it has followed the guidelines since it uses Bluetooth in the AirPods. However, they have not released the exact frequency of the Airpod Bluetooth emission.

Talking with Daily Mail, Dr. Joel Moskowitz, a professor at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, said,

‘We are playing with fire here. You are putting a microwave-emitting device next to your brain.’

Researchers have long been warning about the radiations resulting from exposures to cell phone, and this news is just as concerning. While the AirPods are an amazing piece of technology, they can be detrimental to public health. Therefore, until Apple tells us about the exact frequency of the Airpods Bluetooth emission, it is safer to not use the device for a time being.

Lalitpur Mobile Expo kickstarted on 9th Sept., 2016 and will run until 18th Sept. The company claims that it’s Nepal’s biggest Mobile expo where users will get maximum discounts upto 70%. We recently visited the expo to know about the offers and discounts, and here’s everything you should know:

Get a Chance to Win Smartphone Every day:

Once you enter the Lalitpur Mall, you will be greeted with a form which you need to fill it up with your details and insert into a box. At the end of the day, one lucky winner will have a chance to win a brand new smartphone.

Gionee Stall:

Gionee is offering 8% flat discount on any smartphones which means you are getting the cheapest price in town. The company is also offering a free selfie stick on the Gionee F103 Pro smartphone which received good ratings on our review.

Microsoft Lumia

Microsoft is offering upto 60% off on their Windows based phones. Since Windows-based phones are slowing phasing out because of the immense popularity of Android and iOS phones, the Windows phone could well be out of favour of tech geek like us. Having said that, Lumia phones could be a decent buy for your parents or for first time smartphone buyers.

Huawei

Huawei is offering 7% discount on all their existing models. If you don’t want the discount, the company is providing freebies like back cover, tempered glass, powebank, selfie stick, earphone, or memory card as a part of the scheme.

Moreover, every customer will win various gift hampers on the purchase of Huawei smartphones of both low and high price ranges. Gift hampers include headphones, Huawei cup, key ring, etc. The company has also come up with Prize Ek-sa-Ek, Yo Dashain Ma Bhagyashaali Anek offer where buyers can participate in the lucky draw. The company will give out the prizes to its the lucky customers on a weekly and fortnightly basis. The weekly prizes include:

• 100 Power Banks
• 20 Huawei Smart Phones
• 4 Giant Cycles with Kit

The winners will be announced on the official Facebook page of Huawei (Huawei Mobile Nepal). The fortnightly prizes will be given out to two lucky customers and those prizes include:

• 1 Vespa
• 1 Royal Enfield (Classic 350 CC)

Lava Mobiles

Lava is offering 9% discount on all their existing model including recently launched Flair S1, Iris 870, Grand 2, and Grand 2c.

Lenovo

Lenovo is offering the latest K5 and K5 Note smartphones; smartphones that are yet to officially launch in Nepal. The K5 is priced at Rs. 17,000 and K5 Note is priced at Rs. 27,900 with free VR Box.

DTC

DTC is offering 40% off on DTC torch smartphone. The phone usually sells for Rs. 5,000, but at Lalitpur Expo, you can grab one for Rs. 3,000.

Samsung

Samsung is offering discounts on most of its devices. The company has offered whopping Rs. 12,000 cash back on its recent flagship to have launched in Nepal, the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge. Similarly, Galaxy Note5 now costs Rs. 76,900, Rs. 10,000 less than before.

Here are lists of all discounts offered by Samsung.

Samsung Galaxy Tab

Note Series and S Series

Samsung Galaxy A Series

Samsung Galaxy J series (2016)

Samsung Galaxy J series (2015)

Wearables from Samsung

Last week, Samsung also announced: “हरेक दिन लखपती ” Dashain offer where each day for 40 consecutive days one lucky buyer will win a cash price of “1 Lakh Rupees.” Samsung has also got other gifts installed for this offer, like the Samsung Galaxy Gear S2, Samsung Level U sports earphone, and Samsung Level Box Bluetooth speaker for three winners every single day!

To participate in this Dashain offer, all you have to do is:

1. Buy a new  Samsung Smartphone
2. SMS the serial number of your phone
3. And wait for your Luck to Shine!

WRAP UP

All in All, the Lalitpur Mobile Expo is a perfect place to buy a smartphone if you are looking to get one. Moreover, the company claims you get the genuine products with 1-year company warranty. Also, any purchase made in the Lalitpur Mobile Complex will see the company donate Rs. 10 to Mahabir Pun’s led National Innovation Center on every smartphone purchase for 1 year.

P.S We will keep on updating the latest deals. So, Stay tuned to this page.

Researchers from Stanford have revealed ‘potalyzer ‘ – a device that can measure whether people are under the influence of marijuana or not. The researchers have claimed that potalyzer can help the police as it provides the precise measurement of driver’s marijuana intoxication. But before starting this article, let’s talk about Tetrahydrocannabinol.

Tetrahydrocannabinol or THC is a chemical substance that is responsible for the psychological effects that happen after the usage of Marijuana. There is a presence of Cannabinoid receptors in certain parts of our brain that are associated with thinking, memory, pleasure, time perception and coordination. THC can activate these receptors, and alter our thoughts, movements, concentration creating a euphoria-like feeling.

After marijuana is ingested or inhaled, THC molecule can also be found in saliva. This is when the newly revealed mobile device will come into effect. Police can collect a spit sample in a cotton swab, run it through some tests and get the results on their laptops and smartphones, in just three minutes. The device basically uses magnetic biosensors to detect the tiny THC molecule in saliva or spit. It simply works using magnetic nanotechnology, previously used as a cancer screen. And the potalyzer doesn’t just check whether a person is under the influence or marijuana or not. It can also check the concentration of its usage.

The device uses Bluetooth to communicate the results to laptops and smartphones

Potalyzer can reveal THC if their concentration ranges from 0 to 50 nanograms per milliliter of saliva. The researchers achieved such precision by harnessing the behavior of magnetism in nanoparticles, which measure just a few tens of billionths of a meter.

This device could be a major breakthrough as countries, where marijuana is legalized, have been trying to look for a device that can measure people’s marijuana intoxication as effectively as breathalyzer can work to check the level of alcohol intoxication.